What’s Important to me as a Creative and Designer?

Before my deadline in May I must create my own manifesto. For this I have done quite a lot of research, not only looking at existing Art manifestos, but different outputs. However, research aside, I thought it would be beneficial to simply write down on piece of paper the things that popped into my head when I asked myself “what’s important to me as a creative and designer?” The point of a manifesto really is for it to be personal, and have the freedom to write or say what you think about a chosen subject.

Below shows the list that I made in answering the above question.

To have a multitude of skills

To be willing to try something new

To be daring and different

Not to label yourself as just one thing- there is much more to you

To critique, but not to judge

Everyone has the freedom to express themselves

Not to feel the need to shock or put yourself at danger. A good artist or design should be noticed without extreme methods.

To find inspiration everywhere you go

You don’t need to be a creative to be inspired

You can be inspired by more than other creatives

Not to be closed minded- there isn’t one only way of doing something

Don’t rely solely on computers

To experience life and capture it through visuals

To be ambitious- have goals and achieve them

Not to obsessive with money as a Graphic Designer. Yes, money is nice and we’d all like more, but you should be a designer for more important reasons.

To have a keen eye for how things look

To be opinionated, but know when to shut up

To use white space

To kern

To experiment

To research

To stick to your gut feeling- they’ll always be somebody who has something bad to say. If you’re happy, be happy.

Never think you’re perfect- there is always room for improvement

Never settle- always aim for higher

To explore- don’t just stick to what you know

Reflect and think how to improve

Make mistakes so you can learn from them

Try not to overthink things

Use technology, but don’t rely on it

There is nothing wrong with product design. Design is design. You should try as much as you can to better yourself and broaden your knowledge.

Do what makes you happy.

These came to the top of my head, and I strongly agree with all of them. That to me is what is important being a creative an designer. I hope to use these within my manifesto.